Date: April 6th. 2010                                                              
The East Technical High School Class of 1961 Reunion Committee
c/o Barbara Jackson Franklin
15901 Bryce Avenue
Cleveland, OH  44128

Dear East Technical High School Classmates of 1961:

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!!!  Hope all is well with you, your family and your friends. 

Since our high school graduation, most of us have attended at least one or more of our class reunions.  It’s time for us to get together again for another class reunion, however, this reunion is a very special one.  It will be a celebration of fifty (50) years since our high school days.  “Together Again, Always Friends”, a theme we have previously used and we feel it is an appropriate reunion theme for us to use again this time. 
 
As your committee we hope that the events we have planned through the years met your expectations and were truly enjoyed by all of you.  Recognizing the years that we as a class have continued to enjoy our reunions together, this reunion is a milestone for all of us. After 50 years of planning, organizing, and implementing your class reunions, we (the committee) have decided that the 50th reunion will be our last planned event.!  We will endeavor to continue to have special events and we will keep you informed.

We have chosen to have our 50th Year Class Reunion Weekend on Friday, August 12, and Saturday, August 13, 2011, at the Cleveland Airport Marriott Hotel located at 4277 West 150th Street, Cleveland, OH  44135  In keeping with the importance of this event to us, we have planned a “Black & White Saturday Evening Event”.   
 
The cost of the hotel room is $89.00 per night, double occupancy, plus state and local taxes (currently 15.25%).  You are responsible for making your own hotel reservations which should be made on or before Friday, July 22, 2011, by calling (800) 228-9290 or (216) 252-5333.  Please state “The East Tech 1961 Class Reunion” when making your reservation.  There is no charge for hotel parking.  

A Registration Fee of $10.00 per person is due by August 1, 2010.  The cost for our event will be $75.00 per person for Friday and Saturday; $50.00 per person for Saturday only; and $25.00 per person for Friday only.  We hope those of you who are planning on sharing this event with us will return the Reunion form by January 31, 2011. 

If you have any questions, please contact Eva Walker Johnson, Barbara Jackson Franklin or any other person on the reunion committee member list via telephone or e-mail.

CLASS OF 1961 REUNION COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Barbara Jackson Franklin           (216) 581-2724       franklin-m@sbcglobal.net
Barbara Ballard Hills                 (216) 721-3874       bjhillsa4567@yahoo.com
Barbara Walker Weaver             (216) 921-2605       walker43@aol.com
Beverly Thomas Thompson       (216) 518-9099       beejeannie@ameritech.net
Charles Harris                            (216) 382-8057       chasagush@sbcglobal.net
Effie Green Peoples                   (216) 283-7588       egreenpeoples@yahoo.com
Eve Walker Johnson                  (216) 271-5319       mamaevaj@aol.com
Johnnie Turpin*                         (216) 662-0839      
Lula S. Fantroy                          (216) 751-3642        fantroylula@att.net
Patricia Bryant Merritt               (216) 921-2331       merrittpatsy@sbcglobal.net
Rodney Winston**                    (440) 585-2096        rdwinston@winstonenterprise.com

Remember to view and use our website at www.easttech.net, pictures, and/or class information welcomed.  Your continued financial support is greatly appreciated, website donations should be sent to:  **Rodney Winston, P. O. Box 28, Wickliffe, OH  44092.

Please make your Registration and Reunion payment to:  “East Tech Class of 1961”, and mail each form to: *Johnnie Turpin, 4500 Granada, #14, Cleveland, OH  44128.

Sincerely,

THE 1961 EAST TECH REUNION COMMITTEE
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REUNION FORM BY JANUARY 31, 2011

Name(s):  _______________________________________________________________
                 _______________________________________________________________
Address:  _________________________________________   Phone #:  ____________
City/State:  _____________________ Zip:  ______________  E-Mail:   ____________
 
Friday only                          $ 25.00      per person       How many    (    )   $   ________   
Saturday only                      $ 50.00      per person       How many    (    )   $   ________
Friday & Saturday             $ 75.00      per person       How many    (    )   $   ________  
Total Amount        $   ________

REGISTRATION FORM BY AUGUST 1, 2010

Name(s):  _______________________________________________________________
                  ______________________________________Phone # _________________

Registration Fee:     $10.00 per person                 Total Amount:  $ _______________